A federal jury in San Francisco found that conservative activists had no right to use hidden cameras to make videos to discredit Planned Parenthood. The jury awarded Planned Parenthood over $2 million. The jury rejected the activist ‘s First Amendment arguments finding “fraud, trespass, breach of contract, illegal recording, civil conspiracy and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.” The Recorder, November 15, 2019, by Ross Todd)
David Daleiden and a co-defendant, Sandra Merritt, must face an additional trial on 14 counts of invasion of privacy. They claim they were undercover journalists not subject to prosecution. Planned Parenthood claims the videos were edited to show its workers agreeing to sell fetal tissue for profit, which it never does. (The Associated Press, November 15, 2019, by Juliet Williams)